Suzanne

William Roberts ECE-8 School Suzanne Frachetti, Teacher-Librarian Web 2.0 tools--Ideas, Lessons and Completed Student Projects:

__**1st grade:**__ Use blabberize.com to publish Non-fiction research on animals. (See project description and examples on my wiki at msfrachetti.wikispaces.com) Click on 1st Grade Projects in the navigation bar.

__**2nd grade:**__ (Social Studies theme is "communities") This project was a collaborative effort between the teacher-librarian, Ms. Frachetti, and 2nd grade teachers //** In the classroom **//....students learned about the various elements that make up a community. They also learned the elements of a map, such as using a key/legend. Then, in cooperative groups, students chose the specific places they wanted to put in their own community map, including places to live, work (community services), play, and shop.
 * __Description of Community Mapping Project__**:

//** In the library **//....students viewed an informational DVD on communities. The video was stopped at various points to allow students to discuss different aspects of communites and share their thoughts with group members. Then students practiced note-taking skills using a graphic organizer to record the information they deemed most important from their discussions about what makes a community.

Ms. Frachetti, Mrs.Umberger and Mrs. Willett worked with all classes in the computer lab to help students find online images representing the key places in each groups' community. Students learned how use keywords to locate their images and then copy and save images to a community server space. Then students worked independently and with their groups to write comments for each area of their community, describing how each element made the community a better place to live. All pictures (including a photo of each groups' community map) were then uploaded to a web 2.0 tool called //Mapwing,// along with student comments, to create a virtual tour of each groups' community!

**Geography Standards** __Standard 1__: __ Standard 2--Research and Evaluate Information: __ .......... --uses the toolbar to navigate; .......... --clicks on links and images to locate and save image files to a designated folder
 * __Standards addressed__**:
 * Discover what maps are and learn to use basic features.
 * Learn about the features, advantages, and disadvantages of urban, suburban, and rural communities
 * Library/Information Literacy & Technology Standards: **
 * Asks questions about a topic and uses research questions and a graphic organizer to map ideas;
 * Locate information relevant to their topic using print and non-print resources (video/group discussion)
 * Evaluate information for relevance to their question (group discussions)
 * Share conclusions with others (done within cooperative groups and individual comments for community elements in mapwing)
 * Internet browsing
 * Uses a digital camera to take photos (with assistance) and import photos to a computer application

Mrs. Umberger Mrs. Willett Mrs. Diller
 * __Click on the following links to see students' work for each of the following homeroom teachers:__**

__**3rd-4th grades:**__ (collaborate with teachers on specific research topics/themes): Create individual class wikis and have students publish their research using various web 2.0 tools (either in collaborative groups or individually)

__**5th grade:**__ Collaborate with 5th grade teachers to create digital storytelling projects using a podcasting tool, Audacity, and a slideshow/podcast tool, Photostory.
 * Using Audacity, students will create digital booktalks, incorporating music and or sound effects to effectively depict the mood and setting of the story and to support their characterization.
 * Using Photostory, students will research an important event in American History and incorporate images, music and the audio of their own presentations to create a multimedia project.

__**Middle School:**__ See our project overview for Web 2.0 research tools used-->

MS Research with Technology Project: Class wiki website with links to individual student wikis and published student work: robertsk8students.wikispaces.com

Click this link to see a great tool for saving, organizing and editing research notes. (See student examples)-->

[|robertsstudents notebooks (springnote.com)]

See the library wiki website for Roberts K-8 School--> []